Assistant Locality Manager

About Dimensions

Dimensions are proud sector leaders in personalised support and pioneers of Activate, our award-winning, evidence-based model that puts people we support at the centre of every decision. We invest strongly in our leaders, offering structured development, coaching and clear progression routes. Many of our senior operational managers began their careers in Assistant Locality Manager roles, supported to grow through our Aspire programme and Dimensions Academy.

About the role

• Assistant Locality Manager
• Full Time- Permanent
• Brent, Edgware & New Southgate (North London)

We are looking for a passionate and values driven Assistant Locality Manager to work closely with the Locality Manager to provide leadership, oversight, and operational management across four supported living homes across Brent, Edgware, and New Southgate, supporting up to 19 people when at full capacity.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established locality with experienced staff teams, long-standing support arrangements, and homes that have achieved a Good CQC rating.

This role offers a balance of operational leadership and frontline support, with four days each week dedicated to off-rota management responsibilities and approximately one shift per week worked within the homes. Your management time will typically be based within one of the homes across the locality, allowing you to remain connected to the teams and the quality of support being delivered.

Working across the locality, you will play a key role in the day-to-day management of services, supporting the Locality Manager with:

• Operational leadership and service oversight.
• Staff inductions, supervisions, and development.
• Practice leadership and role modelling excellent support.
• Rota management and workforce planning.
• Medication, financial and quality audits.
• Monitoring service performance.
• Compliance with CQC standards and Dimensions policies.
• Safeguarding, risk management, and quality assurance.
• Leading team meetings and driving continuous improvement.

You will also deputise for the Locality Manager during periods of absence, supporting operational decision making and ensuring the locality continues to deliver outstanding support.

While management hours are generally worked during office hours, you will need to be flexible enough to undertake occasional early mornings, evenings or weekends for observations, medication audits, quality monitoring and to provide visible leadership to teams working across different shift patterns.

The total annual pay for the role is currently £36,560.39 made up of a basic salary of £32,498.12 plus an additional 12.5% annual allowance for 30 off rota hours of £4,062.27.

About you

We're particularly interested in hearing from candidates who are already working as an assistant manager or deputy manager with experience supporting people with learning disabilities and autism would be highly beneficial, but we're also keen to hear from candidates with leadership experience in supported living, residential care, domiciliary care and complex care services.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience in leading or supervising support teams.
• Knowledge of CQC regulations and quality standards.
• Experience conducting audits, observations, or compliance checks.
• Confidence managing rotas and service administration.
• Effective communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to motivate, coach and develop colleagues.
• Good digital skills including Microsoft Office, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Experience using systems such as iPlanit, Radar or similar care management platforms.

Most importantly, you will share Dimensions' values and be passionate about helping people achieve great outcomes.

Rewards that make a difference  

• A competitive payrate with uplift for overtime you chose to work.
• 30 days paid Annual Leave (including public holidays – pro rata).
• Opportunities for career progression.
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you have earned before payday. 
• High Street Discounts – Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.)
• Life Assurance and Company Pension.
• Industry leading training.
• Enhanced DBS paid for by us.

Apply now. 

• Interviews will begin week commencing 28 August and applications will be reviewed as they are received. Early applications are encouraged.
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
• We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce.
• As Disability Confident Leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training, and career development of disabled employees.
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